Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Polynesian/wai

This Proto-Eastern Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Eastern Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*wai

water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

Central–Eastern Polynesian
- Marquesic
  - Hawaiian: wai
  - Mangarevan: vai
  - North Marquesan: vai
- Tahitic
  - Maori: wai
  - Penrhyn: vai
  - Rarotongan: vai
  - Tahitian: vai
Rapa Nui: vai